NHL-National Hockey League roundup

March 27(The Sports Xchange) - The St. Louis Blues activated defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk off injured reserve Friday, and coach Ken Hitchcock said he will play Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Shattenkirk has missed 25 games since undergoing abdominal surgery on Feb. 5. He led the Blues' defensemen with 40 points before his injury. He still is No. 1 with eight goals and four power-play goals. - - - Doctors are making the final call, but Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville likes what he sees from a recovering Patrick Kane. Kane, sidelined since Feb. 25, was expected to miss 12 weeks with a broken collarbone. Quenneville said Friday he is still hopeful Kane can come back ahead of schedule. "He's doing a lot of things out there that he wants to do, or is able to do, and I think that's a good sign," the coach said. - - - Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and right winger Patric Hornqvist practiced Friday and could return to the lineup Saturday against the Arizona Coyotes. Malkin, who has missed the past six games with a lower body injury, said there is a good chance he could play Saturday. Hornqvist has missed the past five games with an undisclosed injury. - - - The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic on a three-year, entry-level contract. The NHL part of the deal will pay Nedeljkovic $700,000 in 2015-16, $750,000 in 2016-17 and $800,000 in 2017-18. He will receive a signing bonus of $277,500. Nedeljkovic will join Carolina's American Hockey League affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, for the rest of the season. - - - The Boston Bruins signed forward Colton Hargrove to an entry-level contract. A seventh-round pick by Boston in 2012, Hargrove played three seasons at Western Michigan University, recording 34 goals, 28 assists and a plus-26 rating. - - - Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment, the NHL announced. Wilson's second citation, which triggered the $2,000 fine, was issued for an incident during a March 19 game at Minnesota. - - - The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Tim Schaller from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. The 6-foot-2, 206-pound Schaller, 24, joins the Sabres for his fifth recall of the season after making his NHL debut on Nov. 29. He has one goal and one assist in 14 NHL games. - - - The Nashville Predators recalled forward Kevin Fiala under emergency conditions from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League. Fiala became the fourth 18-year-old in franchise history when he made his NHL debut in a 3-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday. - - - The Dallas Stars activated forward Valeri Nichushkin from injured reserve and loaned him to the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment. Nichushkin, 20, has missed the last 59 games since having hip surgery. (Editing by Gene Cherry)